Don't cut Ag Incentive Grants

6:54 PM,
Feb. 13, 2014

Written by

Julie Laughton

The possible elimination of the state Agriculture Incentive Grant is simply a decision that does not make a lot of sense.

This view becomes more evident when you focus on the agriculture programs offered right here in Salinas. One thing Gov. Jerry Brown and a majority of the public are not aware of is that high school agriculture programs are much more than teaching kids about "farming." High school ag programs throughout the nation are teaching students leadership, responsibility and lifelong skills they are surely to never forget.